Tuesday, November 10, 2026

One-size-fits-all minimum wage hike hurts rural Central Washington

Last week, the House of Representatives voted on the Raise the Wage Act, which would increase the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2025, despite warnings from the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office that this would result in the loss of nearly 4 million American jobs.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 7 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO